Valve gear
Mechanism for controlling steam flow in a reciprocating steam engine. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The valve gear of a steam engine is the mechanism that operates the inlet and exhaust valves to admit steam into the cylinder and allow exhaust steam to escape, respectively, at the correct points in the cycle. It can also serve as a reversing gear. It is sometimes referred to as the "motion".
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